Last days to see Huntsville Museum of Art's Rock and Roll photography exhibit

Harry Benson's "The Beatles, Pillowfight 1964" is one of the photographs that will be on view at the Huntsville Museum of Art's "Sound and Vision:Monumental Rock and Roll Photography" exhibition through May 5. (Courtesy photo/Columbus Museum, Georgia)
Courtesy of the Columbus Museum, Georgia

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - There are just a few more days to catch the Huntsville Museum of Art's "Sound and Vision: Monumental Rock & Roll Photography" exhibit of iconic images from the history of rock and roll. The exhibit of large-scale images of legends such as The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Janice Joplin and many more of the genre's most influential musicians will close on May 5.

The exhibit has been popular with museum visitors, Stephanie Kelley, the museum's communications manager said. In addition to the daily patrons who have come to see the exhibit, almost 700 people attended a "Rock the Museum" event and wine tasting hosted by the museum's Women's Guild and held along with the Jan. 26 opening of the exhibit, Kelley said.

The large-scale images document the rock music scene from the early 1960s through the 1980s, and the exhibit includes photos of Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Janis Joplin and many more. The works in the exhibition, which was organized by the Columbus Museum in Georgia, are by photographers such as Harry Benson, Joel Brodsky, Art Kane and Mark Seliger.

Museum admission is $10 for adults,$8 for students, educators, military members and seniors 55 and older, $5 for children ages 6 to 11 and free for members. Museum hours are 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday with extended hours until 8 p.m. on Thursday. Call 256-535-4350 or visit hsvmuseum.org for more information.